Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of perception of a good death, moral sensitivity, and knowledge of advance directives on attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among long-term care hospital nurses Met...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of perception of a good death, moral sensitivity, and knowledge of advance directives on attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among long-term care hospital nurses Method: A total of 203 long-term care hospital nurses participated in this study Data were collected from December 19, 2025, to February 18, 2026, and analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 30.0 program. Results: Moral sensitivity(β=.46, p〈.001), perception of a good death(β=.20, p=.002), and knowledge of advance directives(β=.17, p=.004) were found to have significant positive effects on attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among long-term care hospital nurses, explaining 38.8% of the variance(F=12.62, p〈.001). Conclusion: To foster desirable attitudes toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among long-term care hospital nurses, it is necessary to develop educational programs and institutional support that enhance moral sensitivity, improve the perception of a good death, and increase practical knowledge of advance directives.